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All the ideas for 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson', 'Collins Dictionary of Philosophy' and 'What Metaphors Mean'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

14082

No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

14081

Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / b. Nature of sense-data

6457	Sensations are mental, but sense-data could be mind-independent [Vesey]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]